Sphere of Influence by goslinjoe

Here's my entry for this year's Earth Day songwriting contest out at the Ogden Nature Center. It was inspired by some conversations I've had with my friend Justina. Kinda cryptic in places... but that's not such a bad thing. ANYhoo, here are the LYRICS: You go in when it snows, or when it rains / When the sun turns in - to stars at night / And in your hind sight, you think it all begins right here / And it ends well if you fill the box up when you die / Silver slice of moon couldn't come too soon / On the crescent plain where I woke up / A frosted curling wave wants to leave me brave / Enough to sing out when I'm choked up / Oh, the sun-soaked ground... / Red, white, and brown -- I hear a teeming sound / Of wings, seeds, spores, and chutes on this merry-go-round / Telescoping trees watching over me / Watching butterflies breed tornadoes / Unassuming clouds, Chicken Little's shroud / Swaddles the one-time fertile cradle / Where the waters run... / To the aardvark's tongue -- and the monkey's gun / And my heart's next in line to fatten the worms to come / You go in when it snows, or when it rains / When the sun turns in - to stars at night / And in your hind sight, you think it all begins right here